Dateline NBC: The Tom Cruise strawman promo


We don’t know much about libel law, but we’d say that Dateline NBC is getting pretty damn close to the edge of the yellow safety paint the separates “edgy” from “sued for a lot of money.”

Viz, the email we got today from a mysterious Dateline publicist:

“Dear blogger,

We just wanted to let you know about an upcoming Dateline

Tom Cruise’s public persona has become fodder for blogs, tabloids, television shows, and radio programs.

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